actually i tried a beast ranger now instead of cast and i can say beast ranger are pretty amazing.unlike casts they actually have the evasion to withstand attacks(my cast ranger and hunters are always dirt napping because they cant evade for shit.) and can pump out some savage damage by shooting monsters in the face at point blank range with a shotgun. plus since your a ranger you actually have the ata to put the power blast badge to good use. my beast ranger does more damage with power badge than my beast hunter does with the accuracy badge,and if my beast hunter tried to use power she would spam 0's. i crafted a A rank shotgun and if i hit a monster with its elemental weakness it can 100+ damage per shot. so at lvl 11 thats 400 dmg and at lvl 21 its 500 dmg. my hunter is strong but she cant bust out that kind of dmg in an instant like that.